Walt Disney World’s duel with the South Florida Water Management District has seemingly ended with Disney’s latest permit application. However, parts of the application confirm Disney fans’ biggest fears. Disney has been negotiating with the South Florida Water Management District over the permits to demolish Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island at the Magic Kingdom. Disney World submitted its ...
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Is This the Worst Restaurant at Disney World? Fans Seem to Think So!
For decades after its opening, the Walt Disney World food scene was best known for its hamburgers, hot dogs, and sometimes chicken nuggets. After all, people came to the parks for the rides, not the food. However, in the early 2000s, the food scene at Disney World started to evolve. Suddenly, the food became just as important as the rides, ...
Read More »Shocking New Evidence Could Derail Disney Lawsuit
Earlier this year, Disney was named in a wrongful death lawsuit after a patron at a Disney Springs restaurant had an allergic reaction to a meal she ate there. While Disney is fighting the lawsuit, new evidence has come to light that could damage The Walt Disney Company and sink its entire case. The Case The family of Dr. Kanokporn ...
Read More »Hidden in Disney’s Latest Announcement Is a Message to Fans: Don’t Expect Disney World Projects To Be Completed Before 2029
This week, Disney fans held their breath as the company made another announcement regarding a beloved attraction at Walt Disney World. However, Disney fans were relieved this time as the company announced that DINOSAUR would remain open through 2025 and into early 2026. DINOSAUR is on the chopping block to be replaced by an Indiana Jones ride to go along ...
Read More »Disney Legend Wants To Give Figment the Ride ‘He Deserves’
When each Walt Disney World park opened, an iconic attraction defined the park. At Magic Kingdom, it was Cinderella Castle; at EPCOT, it was Spaceship Earth; at Hollywood Studios, it was the Earful Water Tower; and at Animal Kingdom, it was the Tree of Life. While three of four have maintained their defining attraction, Hollywood Studios decided to remove the ...
Read More »Disney’s Message to Guests: ‘Don’t Come to Disney World in 2025’
Earlier this month, during The Walt Disney Company’s earnings call, the company admitted that it wasn’t worried about Universal Orlando Resort’s opening of Epic Universe in 2025. Disney believed more guests coming to Central Florida would benefit both theme parks. Despite its statements, everything Disney has done since that earnings call points to one point: the company fully expects fewer ...
Read More »Disney Keeps Stripping Away Fan-Favorite Rides With Little in Return
This week, the worst fears of Disney fans were confirmed when the company announced that a new Monsters, Inc. Land would replace Muppet Vision 3D. There was a small consolation that the Muppets would be staying at Hollywood Studios, replacing Aerosmith at the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster. While the Muppets remaining in Hollywood Studios was meant to soften the blow, ...
Read More »Iconic Disney Ride About To Undergo a Major Change
The Sherman Brothers’ first connection with Walt Disney Studios came in the 1950s when the duo wrote “Tall Paul” for Mouseketter Judy Harriet. The Sherman Brothers’ relationship with Disney continued until Robert died in 2012 and Richard died in May. Their influence on Disney Parks can still be felt today at Journey Into Imagination with Figment, Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki ...
Read More »The World’s Last Splash Mountain Avoids the Chopping Block In 2025
There has been very little good news for Splash Mountain fans lately. Their beloved ride was replaced by Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Walt Disney World, and earlier this month, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opened at Disneyland. There was hope among the Splash Mountain fanbase that The Walt Disney Company would somehow come to its senses and bring back the Briar Patch. ...
Read More »The Reviews for Jollywood Nights Are In, and They’re…
The first version of Disney’s Hollywood Studio’s Jollywood Nights was released last year, and the reviews were disastrous, to say the least. Guests complained about massive wait times for everything, including snacks, and there just wasn’t enough to do. Disney made some adjustments after the first-night train wreck, but things only got slightly better during Jollywood Night’s 11-day run. Guests ...
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